{"id":"opensat:2259839a8c8c97e2421e2cba917879c0","source_id":"opensat","source_item_id":"2259839a8c8c97e2421e2cba917879c0","external_id":"random_id_e2","ibn":null,"question_id":"random_id_e2","program":"SAT","module":"english","domain_code":"SEC","domain":"Standard English Conventions","skill_code":null,"skill":null,"difficulty":"M","score_band":null,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"Which of the following revisions to the text is most consistent with the conventions of Standard English?","stimulus":"The following text is adapted from \"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer\" by Mark Twain. Tom is trying to convince his friend Joe to help him whitewash a fence. \"I reckon they'll be glad to give you a cent, won't they? \". . . \"No, they won't; they'll think you've got to do it for nothing, because they can do it themselves. . . . \"That's so; that's just the way it is, all right. . . . \"Why, Joe, don't you think you'd like to have a nice, bright, new, white, clean fence like this? \". . . \"No, sir. . . . \"I know what! I'll give you the whole fence and let you whitewash it. All right, I'll take it. . . . \"You take the whole fence for a cent, Joe? Why, I think you're the luckiest boy I ever saw. . . . \"Well, I guess I'll take it. Thanks. . . . \"","stimulus_html":"<p>The following text is adapted from &quot;The Adventures of Tom Sawyer&quot; by Mark Twain. Tom is trying to convince his friend Joe to help him whitewash a fence. &quot;I reckon they&#x27;ll be glad to give you a cent, won&#x27;t they? &quot;. . . &quot;No, they won&#x27;t; they&#x27;ll think you&#x27;ve got to do it for nothing, because they can do it themselves. . . . &quot;That&#x27;s so; that&#x27;s just the way it is, all right. . . . &quot;Why, Joe, don&#x27;t you think you&#x27;d like to have a nice, bright, new, white, clean fence like this? &quot;. . . &quot;No, sir. . . . &quot;I know what! I&#x27;ll give you the whole fence and let you whitewash it. All right, I&#x27;ll take it. . . . &quot;You take the whole fence for a cent, Joe? Why, I think you&#x27;re the luckiest boy I ever saw. . . . &quot;Well, I guess I&#x27;ll take it. Thanks. . . . &quot;</p>","stem_html":"<p>Which of the following revisions to the text is most consistent with the conventions of Standard English?</p>","rationale_html":"<p>The correct answer is B. The only error in the passage is the use of a comma instead of a semicolon in the sentence: &quot;I’ll give you the whole fence, and let you whitewash it.&quot; Semicolons are used to join two complete sentences. Using a comma here creates a comma splice, which is an error in Standard English. All the other choices in the passage are grammatically correct. The semicolon in choice B is the correct way to join two complete sentences.</p>","correct_answer":["B"],"has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"source_created_at":null,"source_updated_at":null,"options":[{"label":"A","content_html":"<p>No, they won’t; they’ll think you’ve got to do it for nothing, because they can do it themselves. . . . That’s so; that’s just the way it is, all right. . . . Why, Joe, don’t you think you’d like to have a nice, bright, new, white, clean fence like this? . . . No, sir. . . . I know what! I’ll give you the whole fence and let you whitewash it. All right, I’ll take it. . . . You take the whole fence for a cent, Joe? Why, I think you’re the luckiest boy I ever saw. . . . Well, I guess I’ll take it. Thanks. . . .</p>","ord":0},{"label":"B","content_html":"<p>No, they won’t; they’ll think you’ve got to do it for nothing, because they can do it themselves. . . . That’s so; that’s just the way it is, all right. . . . Why, Joe, don’t you think you’d like to have a nice, bright, new, white, clean fence like this? . . . No, sir. . . . I know what! I’ll give you the whole fence, and let you whitewash it. All right, I’ll take it. . . . You take the whole fence for a cent, Joe? Why, I think you’re the luckiest boy I ever saw. . . . Well, I guess I’ll take it. Thanks. . . .</p>","ord":1},{"label":"C","content_html":"<p>No, they won’t; they’ll think you’ve got to do it for nothing, because they can do it themselves. . . . That’s so, that’s just the way it is, all right. . . . Why, Joe, don’t you think you’d like to have a nice, bright, new, white, clean fence like this? . . . No, sir. . . . I know what! I’ll give you the whole fence, and let you whitewash it. All right, I’ll take it. . . . You take the whole fence for a cent, Joe? Why, I think you’re the luckiest boy I ever saw. . . . Well, I guess I’ll take it. Thanks. . . .</p>","ord":2},{"label":"D","content_html":"<p>No, they won’t; they’ll think you’ve got to do it for nothing, because they can do it themselves. . . . That’s so; that’s just the way it is, all right. . . . Why, Joe, don’t you think you’d like to have a nice, bright, new, white, clean fence like this? . . . No, sir. . . . I know what. I’ll give you the whole fence, and let you whitewash it. All right, I’ll take it. . . . You take the whole fence for a cent, Joe? Why, I think you’re the luckiest boy I ever saw. . . . Well, I guess I’ll take it. 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